Ex-Congressman Moss Killed by Angry Farm Bull
Telegrams describe the fatal injury to Hon. Ralph W. Moss at his farm near Ashboro Clay county after a bull gored and trampled him. He died Saturday after being taken to a Brazol hospital. Moss, born 1862, served in state senate and four congresses, aided rural credit and farm loan efforts.
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Brazil
Ralph W. Moss
Asboro
Clay County
Brazol
Moss
Mr. Moss
Ashboro
Purdue University
Wilson
Europe
Federal Farm Loan Bank
Louisville
Why Men Fail to Rise Above Mediocrity
Parole officer W H Gibbens in Leavenworth provides advice on fixing a life with a fixed purpose and ultimate ideal. He argues that drifting harms progress and that choosing a calling early, consulting others, and staying the course leads to achievement despite limited talent.
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W. H. Gibbens
Kansas City
Stilesville
New Era
United States Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kan
Gibbens
Seneca
Choose Personal Efficiency for Lifelong Success
A motivational address urges young men from Galilee to pursue personal efficiency to avoid future financial failure. It cites statistics on mortality, failure rates, and the value of night school programs to prepare for the workforce, arguing success stems from learned fundamentals and disciplined effort.
Community Sale Boosts Town Gathering
Townsman J. E. Shepherd organizes a near future community sale inviting all residents to participate. The event offers a market for anyone with surplus goods from rolling pins to livestock and town homes. Merchants are urged to contribute items to ensure a large, communal marketplace.
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J. E. Shepherd
Lieutenant Casady praises The Herald in wartime letter
Arthur M. Casady, lieutenant of Battery D, 307th Field Artillery AEF, 78th Division, writes from France praising The Herald as a morale booster and home link. He expects to return to Quincy and plans to subscribe around May 30, 1919, praising the paper’s clean, uplifting content.
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Arthur Casady
Arthur
The
Herald
France
Quincy
America
Arthur M. Cassady
F. A
Hendricks county to hold 400 soldier boys Home Coming
Hendricks county plans a Welcome Home Celebration in Indianapolis next week for the 150th field artillery of the Rainbow division. The county council funds transportation to and from Indianapolis. Township representatives will gather lists of soldiers and arrange rides, aiming for a 9:30 a.m. assembly on Ohio Street near the state house.
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Hendricks County
Indianapolis
150Th Field Artillery
Eel River
Charles Clay Union
Douglass Hall Middle
Frank Haynes Lincoln
French Trucksess Brown
Eue
Everett Hopkins Washington
E. E. Blair
Eacva
Milton A. West Marion
Charles Kurtz
Geo. T. Pattison II
Ohio Street
State House
Homecoming for South John Greenlee after Cleveland trip
South John Greenlee returns Sunday evening from Cleveland Mississippi where he had been since January. He worked on a large country home owned by Dr and Mrs C W Doty former residents here. Dr and Mrs Doty are reported well and doing fine. Greenlee may return here in the future.
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John Greenlee
Cleveland
Miss
C. W. Doty
John
Gentenary Vision Challenges the Church
The Centenary convention in Columbus hears Bishop William F. McDowell urge the church to act boldly now. Church leaders stress remaking world mind, ideals, and faith, with plans for 50,000 minute men and evangelizing the world to avert future wars.
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Columbus, O
Wishop
William F. McDowell
Washington, D. C
Cincinnati Area
Wirehop McDowell
Christ
Church of Jesus Christ
Miss Edith Clad Home from Muncie School Duties
Miss Edith Clad, a teacher in Muncie, returned home for the weekend. She was entertained at home on Saturday by Miss Hertha Masten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Clad
Muncie
Dlomer
Narrow Escape From Mine Near Rainbow Liner
Indiana readers learned that the ship Rainbow carrying 12,000 troops averted catastrophe when a deadly mine passed within 30 feet. The Leviathan and 1,800 Hoosier sailors on board escaped, preventing a disaster comparable to wartime horrors.
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Indiana
Rainbow Men
Ocean
Leviathan
Hoosier Sons
Letter From John Ellett In Occupation Army Hopes Home Soon
Sylvester Ellett in Germany reports his son John has been with the army of occupation since the armistice. John cannot say when he will be released or sent home. He had a call to headquarters and hopes for a possible release, but no definite information. The homeward list may include him if plans to relieve combat participants proceed.
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Edgar Blaie
Clate
Blake
Christian F. Reisner
New York City
John R. Mott
Dr. Reisner
Africa
India
Malaysia
Japan
Sylvester Ellett
John
Stricken Greencastle Banker Dies After Stroke
Stricken at his East Seminary street home near 11:30 Sunday morning, 69 year old Tsaue Ho Peck, a leading Greencastle businessman and First National Bank president, died within minutes after a stroke. Wealth estimated at $150,000 to $200,000, with ties to Indiana Portland Cement. Funeral held on Wednesday.
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Tsaue Ho Peck
Greencastle
East Seminary Street
Mr. Peck
First National Bank
Indiana Portland Cement Company
Our Chance for Coatesville Factory Locating Ad
An Indianapolis based Incorporated company seeks towns to locate a factory and offer to employ 600 workers initially, rising to 4500 within a year. The ad invites business leaders to call a meeting to discuss the proposal and asks towns to reply with full particulars to Box 765 in the News.
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Indianapolis News
Coatesville
Incorporated Company
Indianapolis
DePauw Scholarship Endowment To Help Indiana Graduates
DePauw University will award scholarships covering tuition for one hundred Indiana high school graduates each year. President Grose announced a $200,000 endowment to fund the program, guiding tuition payments from the income of the fund. Recipients will come from about 40 Indiana high schools.
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Indiana
DePauw University
Pres. Grose
DePauw
Grose
Stolen Interstate Car Abandoned Near Mt Meridian
Three young men abandoned a stolen Interstate car on the National road near Mt Meridian last week. CC Knight of Mt Meridian alerted Indianapolis police who traced the owner by the license number. The car belonged to W. G. Careins of Muncie and a mowing accident forced its abandonment.
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National Road
Mt. Meridian
Knight
Indianapolis
W. G. Careins
Muncies
Plainfield Seniors Stage Themed Basketball Prank
Plainfield high school seniors staged a lighthearted prank during a Friday night basketball game against the Roger Bean family and other noted characters including Fatty Arbuckle and Charley Chaplin.
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Plainfield High-School
Roger Bean Family
Matt and
Jeff
Fatty Arbuckle
Charley Chaplin
History of the 1st Division in World War I From Coblenz
Paul Herod Dernbach, writing April 1 1919 from Germany, recounts the 1st Division’s service in France and Germany including battles and sectors such as Sommerville Nancy Cantigny Soissons Marne Argonne Meuse and Mouyon with prisoners taken totaling 165 officers and 6 304 men. He notes the division insignia a crimson figure 4 and claims numerous firsts for the unit and invites letters to Cook Paul Herod Supply Co 16th Inst A P.O 729 AEF.
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Germany
Coblenz
Rhine
France
Sommerville
Nancy
Anaurville
Cantigny
Soissons
Marne
Sagenais
St. Mehiel
Argonne-Meuse
Mouyon
Sedan
Bes
Geri
Paul Herod
16Th Inst
A. P.O
Cloverdale Soldier Awarded Croix de Guerre for Bravery
Fred N. Lasley, a Cloverdale native recently discharged, received the French Croix de Guerre for coolness under fire. He earned a U S Medal of Honor yet to arrive. Lasley served from 1917 to the end of World War I on multiple fronts including St Mehiel and the Argonne forest, where he maintained communications for three days without food water or sleep.
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Fred N. Lasley
Cloverdale
United States
Fred
Cloverdale Post Office
France
St. Mehiel
Meuse
Argonne Forest
Woevre
Watch Found After Years In Field Near Brick Chapel
Artie O'Hair reported a Silver open face watch lost four years ago while plowing a corn field near Brick Chapel. Mr. O'Hair found the watch recently in the same field. The case was stained but the crystal remained intact and the watch wound and ran well.
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Greencastle Herald
Artie O'Hair
Brick Chapel
Mr. O’hair
Mother Earth
Reverend Switzer Elected DePauw Alumni President
Rev. W. F. Switzer of Greencastle, superintendent of the district Methodist church, was elected president of the DePauw Alumni Association last week. Switzer was an 1884 class member.
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W. F.switzer
Greencastle
de Pauw
Switzer
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Fulton
Lieut
Casady
Arthur M. Casady
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Ernest H. Cherrington
Methodist Centenary
Hertha Masten
Dernbach
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